Page 1 of 2 NAME: _______________________ DATE: _________________

Inductive Grammar Chart (Unit 11, page 90) GRAMMAR. The simple past tense
Look at these statements and verbs in the simple past tense.

I You He She We They call like study shop

liked the movie.

I You He She We They

didnt like the concert.

called liked studied shopped

FIGURE IT OUT . . .
Complete these statements. 1. To form the simple past tense of most verbs, add _____. 2. To form the simple past tense of verbs that end in e, add _____. 3. To form the simple past tense of verbs that end in a consonant and y, change y to _____ and add _____. 4. To form the simple past tense of verbs that end in consonant + vowel + consonant (CVC), add a ______________ and ed.
consonant / vowel

5. Use didnt and the ____________________ form of a verb to make negative

simple past tense / base

statements in the simple past tense.

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Page 2 of 2 Look at these yes / no questions and short answers in the simple past tense.

Did

I You He She We They

watch TV last night?

Yes, No,

I You He She We They

did. didnt.

FIGURE IT OUT . . .
Complete these statements. 1. Begin yes / no questions in the simple past tense with _________. 2. Use _______ or _______ in short answers in the simple past tense.

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Unit 11